Reading Time: < 1 min As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become quite good about not trusting myself to remember things. In the past I’ve said many times “I’ll remember that”, and then quickly forgot. These days, most of the time, when I want to remember something I make sure to make a note for it (usually in Google Keep, but […]
Productivity
Don’t just do something, sit there
Reading Time: < 1 min You’ve heard the phrase “don’t just sit there, do something”, but have you heard the opposite (and the title of this post)? Some attribute the quote to Sylvia Boorstein and her book with the same title, while others say it’s been around longer, but the quote is worth considering either way. This really hits back […]
Responsiveness can be as important as price
Reading Time: 3 min People value money but they also value time, and if your service can be faster and/or more responsive customers are willing to pay more. Disney’s “Lightning Lane” (formerly “FastPass”) is proof of this — millions of people pay billions of dollars every year just to get in the park, and a huge percentage of them […]
The first bit of AI with my notes
Reading Time: 4 min There are a lot of things coming with AI that I’m very excited about, and some that I’m dreading (like the deluge of AI-generated content we’re soon to face). One that I’m excited about in particular is the ability to use AI to help sort through my notes. My dream setup, in the future, is […]
The power of inefficiency
Reading Time: < 1 min I strive to be very efficient with my work, and I share that on here quite a bit with nearly 200 posts in the “productivity” category. At times, though, being inefficient on purpose can be a good thing. The first is one that I’ve shared a few times, and that’s the process of a weekly […]
The Kindle Sidekick
Reading Time: 2 min Not long ago, Grey and Myke from the excellent Cortex podcast released a new product called the “Sidekick Notepad“. It’s a paper notepad, intended to go between you and your keyboard, for quick notes throughout the day. Here’s a photo of it from their site: In listening to how it came together, it seems like […]
Use fleeting notes to avoid yak shaving
Reading Time: 2 min Before I dig into this post too much, I should probably quickly explain the title. Fleeting notes (or disposable notes) are those quick notes that you take during the day. This could be using Apple Notes or Google Keep, or even just a notepad on your desk. Yak shaving is when you have one issue […]
Do you want to garden your notes or not?
Reading Time: 3 min As I’ve shared before, I’m all-in on using Obsidian for my note-taking right now. I’m very happy with how things are set up, and it’s working very well for me. As I’ve used various note-taking platforms over the years, I’ve grouped them together in different ways. One way I recently shared was Sync vs Saas […]
Don’t forget about the medium ties
Reading Time: 2 min Many books talk about the difference between “strong ties” and “weak ties” in your network, and understanding the difference can be very beneficial. Strong ties are the roughly 150 people that you can stay in regular contact with, known as “Dunbar’s Number“. These are your friends and colleagues that you see regularly, and it’s difficult […]
Sync vs SaaS
Reading Time: 2 min With my recent decision to stick with Obsidian, it got me thinking about the two types of products that I use: Sync The two main sync tools that I use are Obsidian and Anki. Both sync to the cloud for access from multiple computers, but all of the data that you use lives directly on […]